ASTM F2049-08a

Standard Guide for Fences/Barriers for Public, Commercial, and Multi-Family Residential Use Outdoor Play Areas

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This guide sets forth minimum standard requirements for use in local codes and ordinances relating to public, multi-family, residential, and commercial outdoor play areas or zones and their environments.
This guide does not have the effect of law, nor is it intended to supersede local codes and ordinances of a more restrictive nature.
This guide provides certain recommendations to assist those who intend to provide protection against injuries or fatalities associated with any possible vehicle passage into, or pedestrian passage to or from, a play environment by children. This would include, but not be limited to, state and local governments, model code organizations, building code groups, and consumers. It is understood that the format will vary depending upon the specific use and local conditions.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide provides the recommended minimum requirements for denoting various types of fences/barriers for the protection of children's outdoor play spaces in public, commercial, and multi-family residential use locations. This guide excludes individual single family residential use play equipment locations. Interior fences located in a play area that has a perimeter fence established shall only have to comply with the latch height requirement indicated in 7.6.2.
1.2 This guide provides for the safety of occupants in play areas or zones as it pertains to vehicular intrusion as well as other participant intrusion, and for children containment or entry/exit. This guide has the intent to also keep children inside a predetermined area in an effort to enhance supervision; to keep children from running out of the area into water and other hazards; to minimize the likelihood of facial lacerations on low gate and fence hardware; to minimize the likelihood of abduction; and to restrict access to railroads, highways, roads, and other such hazards.
1.3 This guide does not choose the product components for the fence system, the choice of which should be made by the operators of the play space and their specification writers or drafters based upon their determination of the merits of the products that could be used.
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The SI values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.5 This guide does not purport to address the aspect of safety within a play area or zone. It is the responsibility of the user of this guide to establish appropriate safety practices as related to the play area and determine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Jul-2008
• ICS: 91.090 - External structures
• Technical Committee: F14 - Fences
• Drafting Committee: F14.10 - Specific Applications and Other Fence Systems and Components

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F2049-08 - Standard Guide for Fences/Barriers for Public, Commercial, and Multi-Family Residential Use Outdoor Play Areas
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2008
• Replaced By: ASTM F2049-09 - Standard Guide for Fences/Barriers for Public, Commercial, and Multi-Family Residential Use Outdoor Play Areas
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2009
• Referred By: ASTM F1553-11(2022) - Standard Guide for Specifying Chain Link Fence
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F2699-08(2018) - Standard Guide for Fences for Commercial and Public Outdoor Water Spray/Play Areas
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2008

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:F2049–08a
Standard Guide for
Fences/Barriers for Public, Commercial, and Multi-Family
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Residential Use Outdoor Play Areas
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2049; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope A 123/A 123M Specification for Zinc (Hot-Dip Galva-
nized) Coatings on Iron and Steel Products
1.1 This guide provides the recommended minimum re-
A 392 Specification for Zinc-Coated Steel Chain-Link
quirements for denoting various types of fences/barriers for the
Fence Fabric
protection of children’s outdoor play spaces in public, com-
A 491 Specification for Aluminum-Coated Steel Chain-
mercial, and multi-family residential use locations. This guide
Link Fence Fabric
excludes individual single family residential use play equip-
F 552 Terminology Relating to Chain Link Fencing
ment locations. Interior fences located in a play area that has a
F 567 Practice for Installation of Chain-Link Fence
perimeter fence established shall only have to comply with the
F 626 Specification for Fence Fittings
latch height requirement indicated in 7.6.2.
F 668 Specification for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and
1.2 This guide provides for the safety of occupants in play
Other Organic Polymer-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence
areas or zones as it pertains to vehicular intrusion as well as
Fabric
other participant intrusion, and for children containment or
F 1043 Specification for Strength and Protective Coatings
entry/exit.Thisguidehastheintenttoalsokeepchildreninside
on Steel Industrial Chain Link Fence Framework
a predetermined area in an effort to enhance supervision; to
F 1083 Specification for Pipe, Steel, Hot-Dipped Zinc-
keep children from running out of the area into water and other
Coated (Galvanized) Welded, for Fence Structures
hazards; to minimize the likelihood of facial lacerations on low
F 1183 SpecificationforAluminumAlloyChainLinkFence
gate and fence hardware; to minimize the likelihood of
Fabric
abduction; and to restrict access to railroads, highways, roads,
F 1345 Specification for Zinc-5 % Aluminum-Mischmetal
and other such hazards.
Alloy-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
1.3 This guide does not choose the product components for
F 1664 Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) and
the fence system, the choice of which should be made by the
Other Conforming Organic Polymer-Coated Steel Tension
operators of the play space and their specification writers or
Wire Used with Chain-Link Fence
drafters based upon their determination of the merits of the
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2.2 CPSC Document:
products that could be used.
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1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
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2.3 BOCA Document:
as standard. The SI values given in parentheses are for
BOCA National Building Code/1993 – 12th Edition
information only.
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2.4 Research Reports:
1.5 This guide does not purport to address the aspect of
National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report
safety within a play area or zone. It is the responsibility of the
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user of this guide to establish appropriate safety practices as
2.5 Building Codes:
related to the play area and determine the applicability of
Standard Building Code, 1994 Edition, 2nd printing
regulatory requirements prior to use.
Uniform Building Code, Vol. II, Section 311.2.3.5: Vehicle
2. Referenced Documents Barrier
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
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This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F14 on Fences and is
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the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F14.10 on Specific Applications. Available from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 4330 East
Current edition approved Aug. 1, 2008. Published September 2008. Originally West Hwy., Bethesda, MD 20814, http://www.cpsc.gov.
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approved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as F 2049 – 08. Available from International Code Council (ICC), 5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or 600, Falls Church, VA 22041-3401, http://www.intlcode.org.
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contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Colcote, L. R., and Mitchie, J. D., “Location, Selection, and Maintenance of
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on Highway Guardrails and Median Barriers,” National Cooperative Highway Re-
the ASTM website. search Program Report #54, S. W. Research Institute, San Antonio, TX.
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it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation:F2049–08 Designation:F2049–08a
Standard Guide for
Fences/Barriers for Public, Commercial, and Multi-Family
1
Residential Use Outdoor Play Areas
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2049; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1This guide provides the recommended minimum requirements for denoting various types of fences/barriers for the protection
of children’s outdoor play spaces in public, commercial, and multi-family residential use locations.This guide excludes individual
single family residential use play equipment locations.
1.1 This guide provides the recommended minimum requirements for denoting various types of fences/barriers for the
protection of children’s outdoor play spaces in public, commercial, and multi-family residential use locations.This guide excludes
individual single family residential use play equipment locations. Interior fences located in a play area that has a perimeter fence
established shall only have to comply with the latch height requirement indicated in 7.6.2.
1.2 This guide provides for the safety of occupants in play areas or zones as it pertains to vehicular intrusion as well as other
participant intrusion, and for children containment or entry/exit. This guide has the intent to also keep children inside a
predetermined area in an effort to enhance supervision; to keep children from running out of the area into water and other hazards;
to minimize the likelihood of facial lacerations on low gate and fence hardware; to minimize the likelihood of abduction; and to
restrict access to railroads, highways, roads, and other such hazards.
1.3 This guide does not choose the product components for the fence system, the choice of which should be made by the
operators of the play space and their specification writers or drafters based upon their determination of the merits of the products
that could be used.
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The SI values given in parentheses are for information
only.
1.5 This guide does not purport to address the aspect of safety within a play area or zone. It is the responsibility of the user
of this guide to establish appropriate safety practices as related to the play area and determine the applicability of regulatory
requirements prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
A 123/A 123M Specification for Zinc (Hot-Dip Galvanized) Coatings on Iron and Steel Products
A 392 Specification for Zinc-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
A 491 Specification for Aluminum-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
F 552 Terminology Relating to Chain Link Fencing
F 567 Practice for Installation of Chain-Link Fence
F 626 Specification for Fence Fittings
F 668 Specification for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and Other Organic Polymer-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
F 1043 Specification for Strength and Protective Coatings on Steel Industrial Chain Link Fence Framework
F 1083 Specification for Pipe, Steel, Hot-Dipped Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Welded, for Fence Structures
F 1183 Specification for Aluminum Alloy Chain Link Fence Fabric
F 1345 Specification for Zinc-5 % Aluminum-Mischmetal Alloy-Coated Steel Chain-Link Fence Fabric
F 1664 Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) and Other Conforming Organic Polymer-Coated SteelTensionWire Used
with Chain-Link Fence
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2.2 CPSC Document:
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F14 on Fences and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F14.10 on Specific Applications .
Current edition approved Feb. 15,Aug. 1, 2008. Published FebruarySeptember 2008. Originally approved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 20032008 as
F 2049 – 038.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 4330 East West Hwy., Bethesda, MD 20814, http://www.cpsc.gov.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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